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| County | Jan – Dec 2012 | Jan – Dec 2011 | Change | % Change |
| Carlow | 116 | 189 | -73 | -38.6% |
| Cavan | 193 | 272 | -79 | -29.0% |
| Clare | 256 | 294 | -38 | -12.9% |
| Cork | 1,213 | 1,459 | -246 | -16.9% |
| Donegal | 511 | 611 | -100 | -16.4% |
| Dublin | 1,266 | 1,571 | -305 | -19.4% |
| Galway | 499 | 692 | -193 | -27.9% |
| Kerry | 348 | 387 | -39 | -10.1% |
| Kildare | 372 | 407 | -35 | -8.6% |
| Kilkenny | 157 | 290 | -133 | -45.9% |
| Laois | 240 | 205 | 35 | 17.1% |
| Leitrim | 86 | 125 | -39 | -31.2% |
| Limerick | 329 | 347 | -18 | -5.2% |
| Longford | 115 | 89 | 26 | 29.2% |
| Louth | 268 | 257 | 11 | 4.3% |
| Mayo | 290 | 470 | -180 | -38.3% |
| Meath | 353 | 369 | -16 | -4.3% |
| Monaghan | 149 | 164 | -15 | -9.1% |
| Offaly | 144 | 187 | -43 | -23.0% |
| Roscommon | 145 | 212 | -67 | -31.6% |
| Sligo | 265 | 223 | 42 | 18.8% |
| Tipperary | 264 | 449 | -185 | -41.2% |
| Waterford | 217 | 280 | -63 | -22.5% |
| Westmeath | 170 | 212 | -42 | -19.8% |
| Wexford | 305 | 435 | -130 | -29.9% |
| Wicklow | 217 | 284 | -67 | -23.6% |
| Total: | 8,488 | 10,480 | -1,992 | -19.0% |
Of which:
| Individual Units | 5,162 | 60.8% |
| Scheme Units | 2,333 | 27.5% |
| Apartments | 993 | 11.7% |